Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Cabaniss, C. E. To Mrs. S. D. Cabaniss, Huntsville, Alabama. Mammoth Cave, Ky., 23 May 1868. ALS, 8pp.
Call No.
Mss. C C
Content
Writing to his mother, Cabaniss describes what he saw on a 3 mile trip into the cave: stone apartments built by tuberculosis victims who died in the cave, footprints of oxen used by saltpeter miners in 1812, and pieces of timber perfectly preserved. He also comments on the air around the cave and the pleasantness of the area. He writes, "I was somewhat disappointed. I think that there is more grandeur than beauty in what I saw."
